Paint + Pattern Where design & creativity collide

Distressed Ornamental Building Exterior in Carpentras, France as shared by Fabulously French Every month, we virtually travel to different countries to share the beautiful love affair each has with Paint and Pattern.  So far, we’ve been to the amazing country ...

After a 4-year absence from leading painting retreats to Italy, Gary Lord, Melanie Royals, and Alison Wooley are pleased to announce an exclusive new and exciting decorative painting adventure to the Villa di Modollo in the Venice region of Italy. ...

Do you have a flair for the exotic, a hunger for creative inspiration and application, and a yearning to discover a uniquely different culture while learning something new about your art and about yourself? Then this Marrakech Exclusive! 8-day Paint & ...

Marrakech Painting Adventure May 2-14, 2014 Join Melanie Royals for our 6th magical Peacock Painting Retreat to Marrakech, Moroccan Dreams, May 2-13, 2014. Past painting retreats have had us creating amazing ceiling treatments, one-of-a-kind murals, patterned patchwork concrete, stunning stenciled stair ...

The Gran Teatro mixes Baroque, Art Nouveau and Neoclassical styles. Cuba is the largest island of the Caribbean and one of its most beguiling. The country is fertile in architecture and arts and its interiors enjoy a wonderful mix of ...

Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí is wildly famous for his iconic architectural exteriors. The truth is, he never forgot about the interiors of his structures as well. Creatively inventive, they feature ceramic tile, mosaics, ironworks, plaster in gorgeous curves, stone, decorative ...

via MexicanTile.net Mexican Talavera tiles exude history, craftsmanship and beauty. Brightly-colored and beautifully textured, they beg to be touched. They warm up in the sun and cool off when the sun sets, which makes them perfect for use underfoot, poolside, ...

Via Hamptons of the Delta Otomi – the word is playful, vibrant and just a bit mysterious. These traditional brightly embroidered Otomi textile fabrics (also called tenango) are made by the Otomi indigenous people of Mexico and feature singular as ...

The rugged mountains and remote villages of the Sierra Madre, North Central Mexico, are the homeland to roughly ten to fourteen thousand Huichol Indians. ‘Huichol’, however is a term given by the Spanish. In their own language, they refer to ...

Hacienda of Sculptor, Jorge Marín as photographed by Paul Costello Haciendas in Latin America have enthralled travelers for ages. These large estates and plantations have dwellings that welcome traveling guests as well as family while showcasing incredible Mexican and Spanish ...